Bath-cabinet.



I. McC. BEAN, DECD.

M. w. BEAN, EXECUTRIX, AND FIRST TRUST COMPANY, EXECUTOR.

BATH CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1915.

Lamm a Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

metal whose vertical edges are spaced apart is a single metal piece.

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IRVING M00. BEAN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN; MABEL WEBSTER BEAN, EXECUTRIX, AND FIRST TRUST COMPANY, EXECUTOR, OF SAID IRVING McC. BEAN, DECEASED.

BATH-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

Application filed May 22, 1915. Serial No. 29,725. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRVING MoC. BEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 629 Wells Bldg, Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have able shower bath cabinet or stall which may be easily manufactured and readily installed.

Various other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

The invention as preferably embodied comprehends a shower bath cabinet having the side walls formed of a single piece of to provide an entrance, and a bottom formed of a single piece of metal, the two being united by a non-leakable joint.

The ordinary cabinet made from stone slabs must be erected upon a strong rigid foundation so as to lessen the possibility ofthe slabs becoming separated and a leakage.

basin must be arranged underneath the same on account of this liability to leak. j The cabinet provided by this invention may be set upon any simple foundation and no leakage basin is required. The walls have no verticala joints and the entire structure is unitary nd complete.

The accompanying drawin cabinet embodyin the inventlon. l The views in t e drawings are as folows:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a shower bath cabinet showing the entrance opening therein.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a-perspective view of the shell forming the sides of the cabinet.

. Fig. 4 is a pers ective view of the bottom member of the ca inet;

Rig. 5 is. a cross section through the entrance sill. v

The cabinet comprises, in general, walls or a shell 1 and a bottom' 2, each of which These pieces are preferably made from sheet metal bent or pressed into the required sha The metal piece forming tlie walls has its illustrate a advantage that it is vertical edges separated to provide an entrance. The edges are bent back to form posts 3.

The walls are provided with suitable holes 4 for shower fixtures or any. other accessories. A

The bottom has its outer edge bent into an-upwa-rdly extending flange 5 to form a basin in'whioh the side walls set. The top edge of the basin is outside of and abovethe lower edge of the side walls so that the water flowing down'the walls cannot escape from the cabinet except through the outlet. There is thus, in effect, provided a non-leakable connection or a joint between the side walls and the bottom.

The bottom is preferably permanently fastened to the walls and to accomplish this the flange may be crimped, soldered, brazed, welded or otherwise united to the walls.

The flange preferably has a straight portion 6 between the posts, and over the ed e of this straight portion is fitted a split to. e 7 which forms a smooth sill.

The bottom is inclined downwardly to a central outlet 8 so that the water will readily run out of the cabinet.

The walls are provided with slots 9 at the entrance posts to receive the flange 5.

The upper vertical edges of the walls may be connected by a crossbrace 10 to strengthen the structure.

Of course, a top or cover may be provided,

and such top may be made in any suitable way, but all that is required to form a. complete cabinet is the wallsand the bottom.

The ordinary cabinet made from' stone slabs must be erected upon a heavy foundation'so as to lessen the danger of the slabs settling and causing leaks at the, joints. Even when erected on a heav foundation the cabinets are so liable to leak that a leakage basin must be arranged underneath them.

The cabinet provided by this invention is simple, light, efiicient, durable, inexpensive and non-leakable. It ma simple foundation and a eakage basin need not be provided. It is formed from simply two ieces of metal and there is no danger of a leak at the joint between the walls and the bottom. This cabinet further has the a unitary structure which is complete in itself and may be bodily installed, thereby maklng its cost of mexpensive be set upon any stallation far less than those cabinets formed from slabs which have to be set in position and joined together.

In order to give the cabinet a smooth, finished, non-corrosive surface it is pref erably painted or enameled.

Fig. 2 shows the cabinet set behind the wall of a room. The walls shownin dotted lines extend up to the entrance and the door posts .3 set on the outside of the walls.

The particular cabinet shown in the drawing and described herein has been selected merely for the purpose of illustrating and disclosing the invention so it will be understood that this cabinet may be modified in various ways without in any way departing from the invention as defined from the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A. shower bath cabinet comprislng, a single sheet of metal bent to form the side walls and'having its vertical edges spaced.

apart to provide an entrance, and a one piece metal bottom in the form of a basin in which the side walls set.

2. A shower bath cabinet comprising, a single sheet of metal bent to form the side walls and having its vertical edges spaced.

apart to provide an entrance, and a one piece sheet metal bottom having its edge formed into a' flange which. over-lies the side Walls and is attached thereto to provide a unitary structure.

-3. As a new article of manufacture, a shower bath cabinet having a single metal sheet bent to form the walls, the edges of said sheet being spaced to form an entrance, and a one-piece bottom made from a single metal sheet the edges of which are bent upward to fit over the outside of the lower edges of the walls to form a non-leakable joint.

4. As anew article of manufacture a complete unitary shower bath cabinet made from sheet metal and having one-piece walls formed from a metal sheet bent into the required shape and having its vertical edges spaced apart to form an entrance, and a one-piece bottom formed from a single sheet of metal inclined downwardly to an outlet at its center and having its edges bent up to form a flange which fits over the outside lower edges of the walls to unite the bottom to the walls and make a non-leaka'ble joint.

5. As a new article of manufacture a complete unitary shower bath cabinet made from sheet metal and having one-piece walls formed from a-metal sheet bent into the required shape and having its vertical edges spaced apart to form an entrance, and a one:piece bottom formed from a single sheet of metal'inclined downwardly to an outlet at its center and having its edges bent up to form a flange Which fits over the outside lower edges of the walls to unite the bottom to the walls to make a non-leakable joint, and a cross-piece extending across the entrance at the top to connect the vertical edges of the walls.

6-. A unitary sheet metal bath cabinet hav ing its walls formed from a single sheet metal piece bent into the required shape and having its vertical edges separated to provide an entrance, said edges being bent back to form posts and stifien the wall, and a one-piece bottom formed from a single sheet metal piece inclined downwardly to an outlet at its center and having its edges bent up to form flanges which fit over the outside of the lower edges of the walls to make a non-leakable joint.

7. A unitary sheet metal shower bath cabinet having its walls formed from a single sheet metal piece bent into the required shape and having its vertical edges separated to provide an entrance, said edges being bent back to form posts and stiffen the wall, and a one-piece bottom formed from a single sheet metal piece inclined downwardly to an outlet at its center and having its edges bent up to form flanges which fit over the lower edges of the walls to make a non-leakable joint, and a metal stri of t e entrance to provide a sill.

8. A new article of manufacture comprising a sheet metal shower bath cabinet hav' ing its walls formed from a singlesheet of metal bent into cylindrical shape and acircular bottom member formed from a single sheet of metal and having an upstanding and a circular bottom member formed from.

a single piece of sheet metaland having a peripheral flange fitting over the lower edge of the walls on the outside thereof and attached thereto.

10. A sheet metal showerbath cabinet having a circular bottom member formed.

fitting'over theflange at the bottom flange adapted to fit over the lower edges out of a single piece of sheet metal with an upstanding peripheral flange having a straight portion, a split metaltube covering the edge of the straight portion of said flange to form an entrance s1llanda single piece sheet metal member bent intocylindrical shape with the edges of said-.sfhee't spaced to form an entrance .opening,'-"said latter member being adapted to fit within said flange and to be attached thereto whereby a unitary, non-leakable structure is obtained.

11. A unitary sheet metal shower bath cabinet having its side walls formed by a single piece sheet metal member bent into cylindrical shape with the edges of said sheet spaced to form an entrance opening, said edges being bent back to form entrance posts and stiffening portions which may be attached to a wall to support the cabinet and a circular bottom member formed out of sheet metal with an upstanding peripheral flange havinga straight portion, a split metal tube covering the straight portion of said flange to form an entrance sill, said flange fitting over the lower edges of the walls on the outside thereof and being attached thereto.

12. As a new article of manufacture a shower bath cabinet haying the walls thereof formed from a single piece of metal and a bottom member formed from a single piece of metal and united with the walls by a non-leakable joint, said walls and bottom member being adapted to be readily positioned for use'as a unit.

13. A shower bath cabinet comprising side walls formed of a single piece of metal whose vertical edges are spaced apart to provide an entrance, and a bottom formed of a single piece of metal and united to the side walls by a non-leakable joint.

I In witness whereof, Ivhave hereunto sub scribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

IRVING MOO. BEAN.

Witnesses:

L. C. SoHAU'rz, L. D. MASON. 

